Im getting it!

[Daniel Ratcliffe]

It wasn't so much that I wanted it for pictures, but the LED flash comes in handy as a video light and the led itself as a general light source (i.e., flashlight or light source for a separate camera) in a pinch.

Good point, but doesn't your phone have an LED flash on it too (or if you've got the HTC 7 Mozart/Nokia N8, a Xenon flash)? Couldn't that be used?

 

[Casey Cheung]

I already have a Samsung 7.7 Tab that I recently bought from Verizon for $349.99 new. I rather like it a lot, I simply use my home wifi for internet tethering instead of the built-in 4g sim card. Is there any real compelling reason to get the Samsung 8 versus my 7.7 tablet? I already have the Verizon Samsung Note 2 phone which I like a lot, but only use the very cool stylus pen once in awhile. I don't really see myself being a heavy stylus pen user even if I had the Samsung 8 tablet. -Casey

 

[Jaycemiskel]

I already have a Samsung 7.7 Tab that I recently bought from Verizon for $349.99 new. I rather like it a lot, I simply use my home wifi for internet tethering instead of the built-in 4g sim card. Is there any real compelling reason to get the Samsung 8 versus my 7.7 tablet? I already have the Verizon Samsung Note 2 phone which I like a lot, but only use the very cool stylus pen once in awhile. I don't really see myself being a heavy stylus pen user even if I had the Samsung 8 tablet. -Casey

If you're not going to use the Spen, no there's probably not much of a reason to switch.

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[planoman]

At $299 I am in. Not sure why I keep entertaining thoughts of getting the international model...I have perfectly good phones but the thought of being able to use this as a phone has me intrigued...not sure why... was always in the "no micro SD card no way" and even after my 32 GB Nexus 7 which has more than enough storage. It was only after I got my Nexus 4 16GB that I discovered the ways of the cloud. Google Drive, Box.com, Google Play music etc. really do work well! Of course having unlimited (5GB) data helps. Not having a micro SD slot will not keep me from getting future Nexus phones or other devices.

 

[vferrari]

Good point, but doesn't your phone have an LED flash on it too (or if you've got the HTC 7 Mozart/Nokia N8, a Xenon flash)? Couldn't that be used?

Yes. I have an EVO but might not have it on me as I'm futzing around the house or if I wanted to go all in using the Note 8 as my phone too. To be clear, I wasn't saying this was a show stopper by any stretch of the imagination, just pointing it out as I've seen Samsung sacrifice this sometimes handy feature on the Tab 2 (vs. the similarly spec'd Tab 7 Plus) as an obvious cost saving measure. There is NO WAY lack of an LED flash/video light on the Note 8 would keep me from getting one. I consider the lack of a microSD card slot on the Nexus 7 a deal breaker, however, even with the higher PPI display (vs. the Note 8).

 

[SpiralBorg]

If you're getting the 8.0 for calls too, I highly recommend Bluetooth headsets, It'll save backlash later.

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